A true martial artist at local Bridport martial arts school

Master Horst Lindenau 2. Dan Jiu-Jitsu exams Lewis A. Harris for his 2.Kyu /blue belt Jiu-Jitsu at local martial arts school Ichinen Bridport. 

Ichinen Bridport proudly announces the successful grading  of our member Lewis A. Harris from Netherbury. On the 16.03.17 Lewis demonstrated his superb skill and is now a 2nd Kyu/blue belt Jiu-Jitsu. 

This is how the actual Jiu-Jitsu blue belt worksheet at Ichinen Bridport looks like.

It starts with the breakfalls

roll forward, backward roll, roll sideways, all left and right
fall forward, -back and sideways and 3 rolls over an obstacle + 3 free choice

3 breakfalls and rolls on hard floor

Next comes various Jiu-Jitsu skills

2 Feet throws + follow up technique

2 Hip throws + follow up technique

2 Shoulder throws + follow up technique

2 self falling techniques

5 defenses against strangle hold

5 strangling holds

3 hold down + 3 liberations

5 transport grips

4 wrist locks

Throat nerve press, control attacker

4 arm locks

4 defense against bear hugs

3 Kicks

5 defenses against various weapons/objects

5 show use of unnatural weapons

As Lewis is a senior student (over 50) he had to demonstrate a Kata instead of a 3 min fight.

Defense against 2 attackers at same time, 3 min

Each one defence against following situations:

1. One person pushes, hands to chest, followed by the pusher striking to the head.

2. A swinging punch to the head.

3. A front clothing grab, one handed, followed by a punch to the head / or a head butt

4. A front clothing grab, two hands, followed by the knee to the groin.

5. A bottle or glass to the head.

6. A lashing kick to the groin

7. A slash with knife 

Theory:

Self defence and the law - Dojo etiquette - First aid basic knowledge

Familiar with the accumulation of actual worksheets from Ichinen Bridport

Minimum training required for the blue belt is 8 months. 3 Martial Art Seminars or equal value grading in other systems.

Lewis A. Harris, now 64 years old started his Jiu Jitsu training under master Horst Lindenau in October 2014. Lewis is a landscape and maintenance gardener and lives near Bridport. He holds a brown belt grade in Kyokushinkai Karate and in Krav Maga. At present he started to train Anti Terror Combat.